diff --git a/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h b/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h
index 4a1086ad4..a204360cf 100644
--- a/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h
+++ b/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ namespace SKSE
 		const char*   name;
 		std::uint32_t version;
 	};
+
 #ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
 	struct PluginVersionData
 	{
diff --git a/src/SKSE/API.cpp b/src/SKSE/API.cpp
index 0a80f1096..3ad841b85 100644
--- a/src/SKSE/API.cpp
+++ b/src/SKSE/API.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "SKSE/API.h"
 
+#include "SKSE/Interfaces.h"
 #include "SKSE/Logger.h"
 
 namespace SKSE
@@ -76,10 +77,7 @@ namespace SKSE
 		}
 
 		if (a_log) {
-			// remove ifdef once 1.5.x support is removed
-#ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
 			log::init();
-#endif
 		}
 
 		(void)REL::Module::get();
diff --git a/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp b/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp
index 6cf961398..0308c34ac 100644
--- a/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp
@@ -342,8 +342,10 @@ namespace SKSE
 		return reinterpret_cast<const detail::SKSETrampolineInterface*>(this);
 	}
 
+#ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
 	const PluginVersionData* PluginVersionData::GetSingleton() noexcept
 	{
 		return reinterpret_cast<const PluginVersionData*>(REX::W32::GetProcAddress(REX::W32::GetCurrentModule(), "SKSEPlugin_Version"));
 	}
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp b/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp
index ab0e99aa5..21784b4a6 100644
--- a/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp
+++ b/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ namespace SKSE
 
 		void init()
 		{
+			// remove ifdef if 1.5.x support is removed
+#ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
 			auto path = log_directory();
 			if (!path) {
 				return;
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ namespace SKSE
 #endif
 			spdlog::set_default_logger(std::move(logger));
 			spdlog::set_pattern("[%T.%e] [%=5t] [%L] %v");
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 }